American's new Brazil link
oneworld member, American Airlines has outlined plans for new non-stop service from its Dallas Fort-Worth hub to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The flights will be operated on a seasonal basis commencing on a thrice-weekly rotation from December 16 till April 4th, then from 9th June to August 22nd, with a further winter resumption in November 2011. American Airlines currently operates 55 weekly flights from the US to Brazil. It offers ten-weekly flights from Dallas to Sao Paulo, as well as a daily service from New York, JFK also to Sao Paulo. From Miami, it serves four destinations in Brazil, thrice-weekly to Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro on a daily basis, Sao Paulo three-times daily and Salvador (SSA) on a daily basis.